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Aircraft Aging and Durability Project
The Aircraft Aging and Durability (AAD) Project will develop advanced
diagnostic and prognostic capabilities for detection and mitigation of
aging-related hazards. The research and technologies to be pursued will
decrease the susceptibility of current and next generation aircraft and
onboard systems to premature deterioration, thus greatly improving
vehicle safety and mission success. Emerging civilian and military
aircraft are introducing advanced material systems, fabrication
techniques, and structural configurations for which there is limited
service history. There will be an emphasis in the AAD project on new
material systems/fabrication techniques and the potential hazards
associated with aging-related degradation. The intent is to take a
proactive approach to identifying aging-related hazards before they
become critical, and to develop technology and processes to incorporate
aging mitigation into the design of future aircraft. Foundational
research in aging science will ultimately yield Multidisciplinary
Design, Analysis, and Optimization (MDAO) capabilities that will enable
system-level integrated methods for detection, prediction, and
mitigation/management of aging-related hazards for future civilian and
military aircraft. Because of the potential broad applications for the
AAD products to include commercial, military, and space vehicles, ARMD
will be working with the FAA, DOD, and the NASA space directorates to
develop these technologies.
The following are ROA-2006 NRA awards for the AAD Project, with the most recent listed first.

| PI Last Name |
Title |
Organization |
State |
Award Date |
Year 1 Amount |
| Rice |
Development of Ductile Coatings to Protect Advanced Powder Metallurgy (P/M) Alloy Turbine Disks from Hot Corrosion Attack |
Honeywell |
AZ |
03/24/2008 |
$178,603 |
| Cox |
Damage Initiation in Virtual Tests for Composite Materials |
Teledyne Scientific and Imaging LLC |
CA |
12/21/2007 |
$170,003 |
| Larve |
Methodology and Computational Implementation of Cracking and Delamination Networks Modeling in Laminated Composites |
University of Dayton |
OH |
11/23/2007 |
$141,000 |
| Hazel |
Ductile Coating for Turbine Disk Hot Corrosion Protection |
General Electric Aviation |
OH |
09/28/2007 |
$148,400 |
| Curtin |
Multiscale Simulation of Fracture in Metallic Materials |
Brown University |
RI |
09/27/2007 |
$110,000 |
| Binienda |
Modeling and Testing of Aging Degradation Effects on Dynamic/Impact Performance of Advanced Braided Composites for Jet Engine Fan Cases/Blade Containment Systems |
University of Akron |
OH |
09/26/2007 |
$105,000 |
| Odegard |
Multiscale Modeling of the Effects of Physical, Chemical, and Hydrothermal Aging on Failure of Graphite/Epoxy Composites |
Michigan Technological University |
MI |
09/24/2007 |
$54,000 |
| Benzerga |
Multiscale Computational Framework for Ballistic Impact Performance of Jet Engine Blade Containment Systems |
Texas A&M |
TX |
09/22/2007 |
$82,000 |
| Jacob |
Molecular Modeling of Interface and Bulk Polymer Structures and Aging Characteristics in Composites |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
GA |
09/20/2007 |
$177,000 |
| Howe |
Quantitative Assessment of Metal Fatigue Microstructures for Validation of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Fatigue Measurements and Analytical Models |
University of Virginia |
VA |
09/18/2007 |
$175,000 |
| Bowler |
Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation of Wire Insulation and Models of Insulation Material Properties |
Center for Nondestructive Evaluation |
IA |
09/14/2007 |
$171,000 |
| Lissenden |
Nondestructive Evaluation of Polymer-Matrix Composites and Joints Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves |
Pennsylvania State University |
PA |
01/31/2007 |
$113,940 |
| Ingraffea |
Multi-Scale Simulation of Cracking Processes in Metallic Materials |
Cornell University |
NY |
01/31/2007 |
$122,753 |
| Schreier |
Quantifying Deformations on the Microscale: Development of a SEM-Based Measurement System with Software Implementation Capable of Measuring Crack Tip Strains |
Correlated Solutions, Inc. |
SC |
01/31/2007 |
$149,997 |
| Sutton |
Prediction of Stable Tearing Along Arbitrary 3D Crack Surfaces in Metallic Structures: Criteria validation and Crack Path Predictions under Mixed Mode Loading |
University of South Carolina |
SC |
01/17/2007 |
$150,000 |
| Kelly |
First-Principles Calculations of the Structure and Energetics of Al/Water Interfaces of Relevance to Corrosion and Fatigue |
University of Virginia |
VA |
12/22/2006 |
$143,178 |
| Jou |
Application of Computational Materials Design Technology and Accelerated Insertion of Materials Methodology to the Microstructure Modeling of Dual Microstructure Heat-Treated Nickel-Based Turbine Disk Alloys Under Processing and Service Conditions |
QuesTek Innovations LLC |
IL |
12/04/2006 |
$124,982 |
| Gregory |
Semi-conductive Oxides for High Temperature Thin Film Sensors Applications |
University of Rhode Island |
RI |
10/01/2006 |
$102,340 |

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+ Integrated Vehicle Health Management Project
+ Aircraft Aging and Durability Project
+ Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck Project
+ Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control Project
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